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NewsTu-154 communications reveal no technical problem
Preliminary analysis of communications with the Polish state Tupolev Tu-154 which crashed at Smolensk has not indicated technical problems with the aircraft
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NewsCrashed Tu-154 crew offered three alternate airports
Crew members of the Polish state Tupolev Tu-154 which crashed at Smolensk yesterday were offered three alternate airports, as a result of dense fog
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NewsInvestigators begin analysing Polish Tu-154's recorders
Investigators have started analysing the flight recorders retrieved from the Polish presidential Tupolev Tu-154M which crashed at Smolensk yesterday.
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NewsPolish president killed in Tu-154 crash
Polish president Lech Kaczynski is among some 90 people killed after a governmental Tupolev Tu-154 crashed near the Russian city of Smolensk.
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Bulgaria looks to cut C-27J, Panther helicopter deals
Bulgarian defence minister Anyu Angelov wants to save funds by trimming orders for transport aircraft and naval helicopters ...
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NewsFour killed as USAF CV-22 crashes in Afghanistan
The US Air Force suffered its first fatal accident involving the CV-22 tiltrotor in Afghanistan on 8 April ...
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India requests deal for three more AEW aircraft
India has requested a proposal from Israel Aerospace Industries to supply another three Ilyushin Il-76-based airborne early warning aircraft ..
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NewsPICTURE: Second A400M takes off
Airbus Military's second A400M has flown for the first time, taking testing of the type beyond the 70h mark ...
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Oman edges closer to Typhoon deal, says UK
Oman has moved a step closer towards acquiring a fleet of Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft, according to the UK government ...
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Seoul picks Sensor Fused Weapon for F/A-50 fighter
South Korea has selected Textron Defense Systems' Sensor Fused Weapon for integration with Korea Aerospace Industries' F/A-50 light attack aircraft ...
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Rolls-Royce extends Tornado support contract
Rolls-Royce will deliver continued support for the RB199 turbofan engines that power the UK Royal Air Force's Panavia Tornados until 2025 ...
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Gulfstream readying G450, G550 successor
Gulfstream is developing a clean-sheet successor to its G450 and G550 large-cabin business jets, incorporating concepts and systems designed for its flagship...
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Lockheed rejects Pentagon's cost estimates for F-35
Lockheed Martin has reached a key F-35 Joint Strike Fighter first flight milestone - and struck back at Department of Defense budget estimates warning that...
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NewsLockheed flies first sensor-equipped F-35, one year late
Lockheed Martin has for the first time flown a sensor-equipped F-35, with STOVL aircraft BF-4 getting airborne on 7 April ...
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Hawker Beechcraft adds power to armed AT-6
Hawker Beechcraft has flown a more powerful version of its AT-6 turboprop, ahead of a USAF light attack and armed reconnaissance aircraft contest ...
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US Army to trial glass cockpit retrofit for OH-58, TH-67 helicopters
A US Army Bell OH-58 has been outfitted with a glass cockpit as part of a new project that could lead to retrofits for its entire OH-58 and Bell TH-67 helicopter...
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Can the Sun alone power flight?
Solar cells and batteries have improved to such a degree that continuous manned five-day flight now looks possible
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Business briefs
Mega-lessor International Lease Finance has lost its second chief executive in the space of two months, after John Plueger retired with immediate effect
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C-130J deal nets $2.3bn offset package for Canada
In return for the $1.4 billion acquisition of 17 C-130J airlifters by Ottawa, Canadian aerospace industry will reap $2.3 billion in offsets over the life...
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NewsFirst F-15SGs arrive in Singapore
Singapore has flown home its first Boeing F-15SG fighters, just under a year after taking delivery of the first examples. Republic of Singapore Air...